Greenland, a pure white wilderness No, Greenland is not for sale. But this frozen wilderness is primed for exploration. The world’s largest island is also the least populated place on earth. So you’ll have the milky blue icebergs, dazzling fjords, and sweeping tundra all to yourself.
Zen out in Nepal Hindu gods and Buddhist monks have been coming to Nepal in search of enlightenment for thousands of years. In these transcendent mountains, temples and monasteries on top of the world, you’ll be a pilgrim not a tourist.
Roaring X-mas Christmas in Cape Town is the season for picnics in the botanical gardens, surfing and sundowners on the beach, alfresco barbeques on balmy evenings. Special celebrations call for special settings, like the refined estates of the Cape Winelands or a bush braai in Kruger National Park. In South Africa, the options are endless.
For a Select Few Only 100 travelers a year stay at this end-of-the-world camp. Prince Harry and Buzz Aldrin are among those who have made the epic journey to Antarctica’s only luxury camp. A handful of sleeping pods in a vast expanse of pure white, from which to explore electric-blue ice tunnels, abseil across glaciers, or drop in on a colony of 6,000 emperor penguins. If you are going to do it, do it right!
To the ends of the Earth The world’s great cities have plenty of amazing restaurants, but the most memorable meals are often in the places where you least expect them. From the craggy Faroe Islands to Accra in West Africa, surprising dining awaits in the most unexpected locations.
Three Camel Lodge / Mongolia Past and present fuse in the vast expanse of the Gobi Desert. Wildlife preservation includes the protection of dinosaur fossils millions of years old. Nomadic herdsmen still live much as they did in the reign of Genghis Khan, galloping across the steppes on horseback.
Ratua Vanuatu When a billionaire buys a private island, usually it’s to keep it all to themselves. Not this one. After purchasing the tropical island of Ratua, one of 83 islands in the Vanuatu archipelago, its French owner transformed it from coconut plantation to non-profit eco-resort. Although this 60-hectare hideout was recently sold to a couple from New Zealand, all proceeds from your stay still support local communities.
Bisate Lodge / Rwanda Until recently, Rwanda’s fledgling tourist industry was confined to serious conservationists and die-hard adventurers. That all changed with the arrival of Bisate Lodge in 2017.
